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- noun Plural form of
degenerate . - verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
degenerate .
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Examples
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The real question, moreover, is not Syrian perception or misperception, but whether there are so many "different forms of imperialism" that the term degenerates into a synonym for badness.
Imperial Israel? Bevis, Richard 1974
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With little effort on the part of Rejane, Oswald is completely seduced and degenerates from a kindly rather unassuming misfit into something of
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With little effort on the part of Rejane, Oswald is completely seduced and degenerates from a kindly rather unassuming misfit into something of
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With little effort on the part of Rejane, Oswald is completely seduced and degenerates from a kindly rather unassuming misfit into something of
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So Think Progress once again degenerates into a kindergarden playground.
Think Progress » Hume: A Preemptive Strike on North Korea Would Be a ‘Successful Strategy’ 2006
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The list of egregiously slanted “news” items coming from these mental degenerates is long.
Think Progress » Fox News: “Why All The Fuss About Torturing People?” 2005
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There was one exception -- the titled degenerates from the Old World, hovering around the richest and silliest women, their eyes glittering with eager avarice for a chance at their millions.
The Root of Evil Thomas Dixon 1905
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The absent grand chief was an Ottoe, named Weahrushhah, which, in English, degenerates into Little Thief.
First Across the Continent; The Story of The Exploring Expedition of Lewis and Clark in 1804-5-6 1805
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The absent grand chief was an Ottoe named Weahrushhah, which, in English, degenerates into Little Thief.
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Palin's nominee to be the next Attorney General, a real Neanderthal named Wayne Anthony Ross - his license plate is his initials, WAR, and he in the past defended a KKK statue and called gays "degenerates" - was just rejected by the full legislature today: The Alaska Legislature today rejected Wayne Anthony Ross as attorney general.
In a major repudiation, Alaska Legislature rejected Palin's pick to be the next Attorney General 2009
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